Merchandise Planner, International
Core
Analyze in-season business and develop future financial strategies to support financial goals for international channels.
Role type
Senior Merchandise Planner (International)
Builds
Pre-season and seasonal merchandise plans, financial targets, KPIs, and markdown strategies.
Domain
Retail / Apparel / International Markets
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Financial planning, inventory management, production planning, statistical analysis, assortment architecture, trend analysis, Microsoft Excel, business influence, stakeholder management, data visualization, strategic forecasting, risk mitigation, sales analysis, profitability analysis, inventory turn optimization.
Preferred skills
Bachelor's degree in finance, operations, business, or supply chain, 2+ years of retail planning experience.
Responsibilities
Partner with international merchants and planning leadership on strategy, building targets, KPIs, mark down strategy, optimizing sell through and forward planning; Drive and own the Pre-Season Planning for their International specialized channel; Develop seasonal architecture aligned with brand strategies and calendars; Conduct weekly sales analysis at the style and style/color level based on trend and historical performance; Analyze business performance and make recommendations to maximize sales, profitability, inventory turn and mitigate risk; Conduct hindsight of merchandise/planning strategy to inform future planning and execution activities; Support creation of financial decks with commentary for key business meetings.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC